A grainy, black and white photo of Elizabeth Langdon Williams. She is wearing a dark dress white a white collar and round hat. She appears to be standing in front of a warehouse or large garage, and she is holding an old camera in her hands.

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1. Robert McNees (mcnees@mastodon.social)'s status on Monday, 13-Mar-2023 15:16:28 UTC Robert McNees

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   Now maybe you've heard most that stuff before. But here is something you may not know.

   Many of the calculations that Lowell used in his hunt for a trans-Neptunian planet were made by a woman named Elizabeth Langdon Williams. She was an MIT grad who worked for Lowell at the observatory.

   Image: Arizona Memory Project